In this experiment the Dutch company Montr transferred its Narrowband (NB) IoT emergency button technology (licensed) to the Norwegian company Smarthelp for the integration into their system. By pairing the NB IoT emergency button with the Smarthelp system emergency services, friends or family can be alarmed by the click off a button in the most challenging circumstances. It’s a GDPR compliant and fully encrypted technology for personal security and alarm messaging.

The Smarthelp safety and security messaging system was originally developed and launched in Trondheim but is scaling up to a nationwide implementation. The aim of the Smarthelp system is to speed up alarm messaging from civilians to the national emergency response centers. With the digitizing of this messaging, it provides multiple additional advantages. It is highly secure, very reliable and (personal) data can be shared in a fast and secure way where the user always stays in control over personal data.

The Montr Narrowband Emergency Button is a product of Montr Safety Solutions, the division of an The Hague based tech company which focusses on the development of top-notch hardware solutions for the 5G spectrum. The Montr emergency button has already been integrated in the alarm system of multiple Dutch organizations. By using the low power, long range technology of NB IoT Montr has developed a very small but highly reliable safety solution for wide spread use. For example, as a safety precaution for elderly people, or so called ‘lone’ workers.

The Tetramax support was a defining factor in the succesfull cooperation between the Dutch and Norwegian SME. It resulted in new customers for Smarthelp system immediately afterwards the TTX in the spring of 2019.